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Chinese fab SMIC's 7nm metal pitch beats Intel 18A but lags 38% on density, teardown finds — Huawei's sanctions-beating HiSilicon Kirin 9030 is the first subject of SemiAnalysis's new teardown lab

SemiAnalysis has published the first teardown from its new in-house lab, focusing on the minimum local metal pitch on SMIC’s third-gen 7nm at 32.5nm.

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She got $400 million and a dream; now she's the woman who defied America's tech blockade - who is China's 'Chip Queen'?

She was handed $400 million and one impossible mission — make Huawei independent from foreign chips. Years later, He Tingbo emerged as China’s powerful “Chip Queen,” leading the company through brutal US sanctions and America’s tech blockade. From building Kirin processors to driving Huawei’s AI future, her rise has become…

The Economic Times

Huawei claims sanctions-busting breakthrough with 1.4nm-class chips by 2031, claims 55% higher transistor density — firm claims new LogicFolding chip architecture can bypass EUV restrictions, introduces 'Tau Scaling Law' to replace Moore's Law

Huawei Technologies unveiled a new “LogicFolding” chip design framework built on its proprietary Tau scaling law, claiming it can dramatically boost transistor density and power efficiency without EUV lithography — potentially helping China narrow the gap with TSMC and Nvidia despite U.S. sanctions.

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Huawei's 'chip queen' etches her name in China's tech folklore

He Tingbo, Huawei's "chip queen", spearheads the company's semiconductor innovation. Facing U.S. sanctions, Huawei is developing new chip technologies. He Tingbo introduced the Tau Scaling Law, focusing on transmission speeds. This effort aims for self-reliance and continued technological advancement for China.

The Economic Times

Huawei's latest mobile is armed with China's most advanced process node to date despite using blacklisted chipmaker — Huawei Kirin 9030 mobile SoC made on SMIC N+3 process, but can't compete with 5nm node

TechInsights says Huawei's Kirin 9030 is built on SMIC’s N+3 process: an incremental, DUV-based extension of its 7nm-class technology that pushes density without EUV but falls well short of true 5nm nodes amid rising yield challenges.

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Ex-Huawei semiconductor secret thieves sentenced to jail

Former Huawei engineers have been sentenced to jail after being accused of stealing secrets from Huawei.

TechRadar

Huawei's Kirin X90 may be the company's 'Apple Silicon' moment — Matebook Pro 2025 features in-house hardware and software

Huawei's upcoming Matebook Pro not only uses the homegrown HarmonyOS operating system, but rumors say it might also include its in-house Kirin X90 SoC.

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Former SK hynix employee transferred advanced chip packaging technologies to Huawei

A former SK Hynix employee has been charged with stealing wafer bonding and image sensor technologies to secure a job at Huawei’s HiSilicon, raising alarm over tech IP leaks to China.

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Huawei sticks to 7nm for latest processor as China's chip advancements stall

Huawei reportedly decided not to use its 5nm and 6nm process technologies for its latest smartphone processor.

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Huawei preps new Kunpeng CPU with HBM — unannounced Kunpeng Arm server chip matches Intel and AMD's tech

HiSilicon is reportedly preparing a new Arm-based Kunpeng server chip featuring High Bandwidth Memory (HBM).

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Huawei's next-gen CPU could rival Apple's current best — Kirin CPU with Taishan V130 cores rumored to match Apple M3 performance

According to a leak, Huawei's upcoming Kirin processor for PCs will feature next-generation Taishan V130 cores and next-generation graphics.

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Huawei launches another 7nm processor built by sanctioned Chinese fab SMIC — Kirin 9010 builds on previous design

Despite efforts of U.S. government, HiSilicon continues to develop high-end SoCs and SMIC continues to make them.

Tom’s Hardware

Mysterious Huawei CPU test results emerge online and you're in for a shock — if true, the improvements mean that Huawei is not far behind AMD Epyc or Intel Xeon

Mysterious Huawei HiSilicon Taishan V120 server CPU test results spotted on Geekbench.

TechRadar

China chipmaker SMIC on track to produce sanctions-busting 5nm processors for Huawei this year: Report

SMIC to produce 5nm AI and smartphone system-on-chips for Huawei's HiSilicon this year, claims Financial Times.

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Huawei's MatePad Pro hides an unknown Kirin 9000W

Huawei MatePad 13.2-inch tablet uses unknown HiSilicon Kirin 9000W processor.

Tribune News Service

Secretive chip startup may help Huawei circumvent US sanctions

When the US government blacklisted Huawei Technologies Co. as a national security threat, it cut the Chinese company off from buying American semiconductors and other critical technologies. Now Huawei may have a path around those restrictions.

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